Showing posts with label Angiosperms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Angiosperms. Show all posts

Wednesday 5 November 2014

Morning glory (Ipomoea nil) - Sikkim Flora

  Morning glory (Ipomoea nil)
Place : Gangtok, East Sikkim
Date: November 25,  2011
Pic: Shital Pradhan



Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Plantae
Phylum:          Angiosperms
Class:             
Order:             Solanales
Family:           Convolvulaceae
Genus:            Ipomoea
Species:           I. nil

Binomial name: Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth

Other Names:  Morning glory

Thursday 9 October 2014

Slender Anthogonium (Anthogonium gracile) - Sikkim Orchid

  Slender Anthogonium (Anthogonium gracile)
Place : Zaluk, East Sikkim
Date: September 15,  2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan


Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Plantae
Phylum:          Angiosperms
Class:             
Order:            Asparagales
Family:           Orchidaceae
Subfamily:     Epidendroideae
Tribe:             Arethuseae
Subtribe:       Bletiinae
Genus:           Anthogonium
Species:          A. gracile

Binomial name: Anthogonium gracile Wall. ex Lindl. (1836).

Other Names:  Slender Anthogonium

Special feature: “Anthogonium is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). At the present time (May 2014), only one species is recognized, i.e., Anthogonium gracile found in India, Assam, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Guangxi, Guizhou, Tibet, and Yunnan”.  (Source: Wikipedia)

Thursday 25 September 2014

Hymenocallis littoralis (Spider lily) - Sikkim Flora

  Hymenocallis  littoralis (Spider lily)
Place : 32 Number, East Sikkim
Date: July 27, 2014
Pic: Shital Pradhan




Scientific classification

Kingdom:       Plantae
Phylum:          Angiosperms
Class:              Liliopsida
Order:            Asparagales
Family:           Amaryllidaceae
Genus:            Hymenocallis  
Species:           H. littoralis

Binomial name: H. littoralis ( Jacq. ) Salisbury

Other Names:  Spider lily, Beach spider lily

Special feature: It is a perennial plant and bulbous family of Amaryllidaceae native to Mexico and Guatemala

It grows well in sandy, well drained and in warm, sunny places. You need abundant watering during the warm season and requires protection in extremely cold winters. It can survive being on the banks of canals and rivers, flowers in summer.

Hymenocallis: generic name comes from Greek and means "beautiful membrane", alluding to the staminal corona that characterizes the genre.

littoralis: epithet Latin meaning "the coast, near the sea".  (Source: Wikipedia)

Tuesday 6 May 2014

Neomarica northiana (Walking iris) - Sikkim Flora

Neomarica northiana (Walking iris)
Place : Sungdung, Rongli, East Sikkim
Date: March 30,  2010
Pic: Shital Pradhan

Neomarica northiana (Walking iris)
Place : Sungdung, Rongli, East Sikkim
Date: March 30,  2010
Pic: Shital Pradhan



Kingdom:       Plantae
(unranked):    Angiosperms
(unranked):    Monocots
Order:            Asparagales
Family:           Iridaceae
Subfamily:     Iridoideae
Tribe:              Mariceae
Genus:            Neomarica
Species:           N. northiana
Binomial name:  Neomarica northiana (Schneev.) Sprague

Other Names: Walking Iris, Apostle Plant

Special feature: